| Early Air Force Special Weapons Career Field History Copyright 2007 by Jim Oskins |
| March 1945 1st Ordnance Squadron, Special, Aviation, formed at Wendover Field, Utah. Assigned to 509th Composite Group. Unit transferred to North Field, Tinian, May 1945 with 509th Composite Group. Unit assigned to Sandia Base, July 1946 to December 1946. Unit assigned to Carswell AFB, TX December 1946 to October 1948. |
| August 1946 2761st Engineer Battalion, Special formed at Sandia Base. Redesignated as the 8460th Special Weapons Group in December 1948. September 1948 First 500 series Aviation Squadrons (502nd Aviation Sq) certified at Sandia Base. 21 Squadrons trained between August 1949 and March 1954. Known Assignments- 502nd Avn Sq- Bolling AFB, DC 1953-1954. 504th Avn Sq- Sandia Base, NM 1953-1954. 505th Avn Sq- Lake Charles AFB, LA 1953-1954. 510TH Avn Sq- March AFB, CA 1953-1954. 515th Avn Sq- Redesignated 93rd Avn Sq. Bomb- Castle AFB, CA 1950-1954. 520th Avn Sq- Redesignated 509th Avn Sq Bomb (M)- Walker AFB, NM 1949. 525th Avn Sq- Biggs AFB, TX 1950-1953. 530th Avn Sq- Redesignated 9th Avn Sq. Bomb (H)- Travis AFB, CA 1950-1954. 535th Avn Sq- Redesignated 301st Avn Sq Bomb (H)- Barksdale AFB, LA 1950-1954. 540th Avn Sq- Redesignated 7th Avn Sq Bomb (H)- Carswell AFB, TX 1950-1954. 545th Avn Sq- Redesignated 92nd Avn Sq Bomb (H)- Fairchild AFB, TX 1950-1954. 550th Avn Sq- Smoky Hill AFB, KS 1954. 551st Avn Sq- Turner AFB, GA 1953-1954. 555th Avn Sq- Redesignated 306th Avn Sq Bomb (M)- MacDill AFB, FL 1951-1954. 570th Avn Sq- Redesignated 43rd Avn Sq Bomb (M)- Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 1949-1954. 580th Avn Sq- 810th Air Division, Biggs AFB, TX 1953-1954. 590th Avn Sq- Clarksville, TN 1949-1952. |
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| Little Boy prep on Tinian. |
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| November 1950 First Aviation Field Squadron (AFDS) enters training at Sandia Base. 15 Squadrons trained between November 1950 and November 1953. Known Assignments- 1st AFDS- RAF Upper Heyford 1951-1958. 2nd AFDS- RAF Fairford 1951-1955 and RAF Brize Norton 1955-1965. 3rd AFDS- Anderson AFB 1951-1972. 4th AFDS- RAF Brize Norton 1951-1955 and RAF Greenham Common 1955-1964. 5th AFDS- Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco 1951-1963. 6th AFDS- Nouasseur AB, French Morocco 1953-1963. 7th AFDS- Goose Bay, Labrador 1950-1958. 8th AFDS- RAF Lakenheath 1951-1959. 9th AFDS-RAF Sculthorpe 1953-1954 and RAF Fairford 1959-1964. 10 AFDS- Ben Guerir AB, French Morocco 1953-1963. 12 AFDS- Kadena AB 1953-1959. September 1951 First Tactical Support Squadron (TSS) enters training at Sandia Base. 4 Squadrons trained between September 1951 and June 1955. Known Assignments- 1st TSS/TDS- RAF Sculthorpe 1952-1962. 2nd TSS/TDS- Langley AFB, VA 1953-1962. 3rd TSS/TDS- Kadena AB 1953-1954. 4th TSS/TDS- RAF Lakenheath 1952-1962. 5th TSS/TDS- Bitburg AB, Germany 1955-1964. 7th TSS/TDS- Clark AB 1963-1974. |
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| March 1955 First Tactical Depot Squadron (TDS) enters training at Lowry AFB, CO. 2 Squadrons trained between March 1955 and June 1958. Known Assignments- 4th TDS- RAF Alconbury 1956-1964. 6th TDS- Toul Rosieres, France 1956-1962. January 1956 First Aviation Depot Squadron (ADS) enters training at Lowry AFB, CO. 4 Squadrons trained between January 1956 and June 1958. Known Assignments- 11th ADS- Thule AB, Greenland 1958. 13th ADS- Zaragoza AB, Spain 1958-1964. 14th ADS- Eielson AFB, Alaska 1956-1960. 15th ADS- Moron AB, Spain 1958-1963. Aviation Squadrons were assigned to stateside SAC bases and National Storage Sites beginning in 1949. Some units adopted the Wing number to which they were asigned shortly after assignment. Most units inactivated in 1954 with personnel transferring to Wing A&E (Armament and Electronics) squadrons. Aviation Field Depot Squadrons (AFDS) were assigned to overseas SAC bases, beginning in June 1951. Most units were redesignated Aviation Depot Squadron (ADS) in 1954. Tactical Support Squadrons (TSS) were assigned to overseas tactical locations, beginning in 1951. Exception was the 2nd TSS which was assigned to Langley from 1953 to 1962 to support overseas tactical mobility requirements. Units were redesignated Tactical Depot Squadrons (TDS) in July 1954. Aviation Depot Squadrons (ADS) were assigned to stateside and overseas bases beginning in 1956. "Early Air Force Special Weapons Career Field History" Copyright 2007 by Jim Oskins. USAF Nuclear Weapons Specialist Home Page |
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